Calling all Tiger tamers
The “Free Tiger” project is going pretty well, thanks to all of you in the social media space. But now we enter phase 2 -- more tongues. Tiger is in English and Spanish. I’m working with a German diabetes advocate to translate and adapt it into his language and culture. Any of you advocates out there speak two languages well enough to help me start filling in other gaps in the tower of Bable?
According to the World Health Organization, these are the top ten countries for diabetes:
India
China
USA
Indonesia
Japan
Pakistan
Russia
Brazil
Italy
Bangladesh
I’m looking for folks who can translate not just words, but message and intent as well. I’ve just started reading Rio a fresh translation of Jules Vern’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I’ve always regarded the novel as technically interesting, but a ponderous book in the literary sense. Now it turns out I was the victim of bad translation. Vern was as brilliant a writer as he was a technologic visionary. He is a joy to read.
Any of you out there feel called to help me take this message to our brothers and sisters who talk, read, and think in other tongues?
According to the World Health Organization, these are the top ten countries for diabetes:
India
China
USA
Indonesia
Japan
Pakistan
Russia
Brazil
Italy
Bangladesh
I’m looking for folks who can translate not just words, but message and intent as well. I’ve just started reading Rio a fresh translation of Jules Vern’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I’ve always regarded the novel as technically interesting, but a ponderous book in the literary sense. Now it turns out I was the victim of bad translation. Vern was as brilliant a writer as he was a technologic visionary. He is a joy to read.
Any of you out there feel called to help me take this message to our brothers and sisters who talk, read, and think in other tongues?
posted by Wil | 10:58 AM
2 Comments:
Wil I volunteer to translate it into 'proper' English for you!
Examples: color becomes colour; schedule -> schedule (pronounced shedule).
Let me know when you want me to start. :-)
I can hardly speak English so I am not able to help that way BUT I can help spread the word and post links whenever stuff is ready!
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